He said, "All countries live from election to
election and development in between the elections, make
investments and develop the economy."

Some opposition parties in Georgia have demanded
early presidential and parliamentary elections in the country.

Former Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli, the
leader of the opposition party "For Fair Georgia", said
Saakashvili had led the country into "a dead end" and was now
fighting not for its unification, but for power.

"Georgia has paid a dear price for Saakashvili`s
policy and actions. He will go down in history as a president
who has lost control over several territories of the country
and who has further divided society rather than consolidated
it, and therefore he should resign," Nogaideli said.

"Georgia is facing serious problems: We should
regain the trust of Abkhazians and Ossetians, and we should
gradually normalise relations with Russia. All this will make
it possible to preserve prospects for a peaceful reunification
of Georgia," he said.

"Saakashvili`s conditions for the resumption of
dialogue with Russia and normalisation of relations between
the two countries cannot be met at this point. And this
increases problems in Georgian-Russian relations. I think it
necessary to begin dialogue with Russia without preconditions
or ultimatums," Nogaideli said.

Former Georgian parliament speaker Nino Burdzhanadze
has also accused Saakashvili of failing to use the chance and
resources for normalising relations with Russia.

Burdzhanadze, who is now the leader of the
opposition Democratic Movement United Georgia, said, "After
the `rose revolution` [in November 2003] there were many
opportunities and resources for normalising Georgian-Russian
relations, which would have made it possible to solve vital
problems of Georgia."

Burdzhanadze and opposition leaders said
"Saakashvili is not going to leave the reigns in 2013" and
that "Saakashvili is going to stay in power not till 2013, but
till 2033".